/ Dictionary / Index C cost-cut: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cost-cut Pronunciation: (kôst'kut", kost'-), [key] — -cut, -cut•ting. to reduce the cost of: to cost-cut expenditures. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. cost center costectomy Related Content Daily Word Quiz: gregarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language